The Tech Vantage

Contributors
Adia
Sowho
Ayodele
Elegba
Oladele
Bakare
Godwin
Benson
is the Managing Director/ VP of Growth at
Mines, a fintech company founded in 2014
which provides a digital platform that enables
institutions such as banks, telcos and retailers
their customers with no smartphones required.
She has an MBA from the Kellogg School of
Management
is the founder and CEO of SPOOF MEDIA
LIMITED, the mother company of Spoof
Animation and Spoof Comics. Spoof Media is into
the production of comic books and 2d animation
with local content and stories in mind. He is also
the convener of Lagos Comic Convention, a
gathering of people from all across the country
and beyond who love arts, comics and animation.
Findworka. He has over 10 years of experience
in the technology industry, specializing in
enterprise-level software engineering. Dele
studied software engineering at the National
Institute of technology (NIIT) and obtained a
degree in business computing from Anglia Ruskin
University, UK.
is the founder of Tuteria, Nigeria’s foremost online
platform that connects learners with competent
teachers in any skill or subject nationwide. He is
the first Nigerian to win the prestigious Africa
Prize by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK
as well as Facebook’s Internet.org Innovation
Challenge for his impact in Education in
Africa. He has been featured on BBC, Forbes,
FastCompany, Aljazeera, CCTV and other media
platforms
Temie Giwa-
Tubosun
Jessica
Hope
Samuel
Odeloye
Dr. Maymunah
Yusuf Kadiri
studied International Public Management from
the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
She has over 10 years of health management
experience with the Department For International
Development (DFID), World Health Organization,
UNDP, and the Lagos State Government. In 2014,
the BBC listed her as one of the 100 Women
changing the world. She was also recognized as
an African Innovator by Quartz and the World
Economic Forum. She is the Founder and CEO of
LifeBank; Africa’s healthcare supply chain engine.
The company helps hospitals discover essential
medical suppliers and delivers them in the right
condition and on time.
is the Founder of Wimbart, a London-based
Public Relations agency focussed on Africa
and emerging markets. WIth over 13 years
experience in communications, Jessica and her
team have crafted strategic, impactful media
campaigns and communications for both seedstage
and venture-backed start-ups, as well as
entrepreneurs and public bodies, for over four
years.
is a Founder & CEO at RoadPreppers
Technologies— An AI transportation
developing countries. RoadPreppers is popularly
known for its hyperlocal public transit directions
solution—Lara.ng. A platform helping over
300,000 users navigate their cities better, since
an adventurous spirit and a daring entrepreneur
with over 10 years of experience in various
entrepreneurial disciplines, product design,
business management, business analytics and
operations.
popularly referred to as “THE CELEBRITY
SHRINK,” is a multiple award winning Mental
Health Physician & Advocate with over 15 years
experience. She is the Medical Director and
Psychiatrist - In - Chief at Pinnacle Medical
Services, Nigeria’s leading and foremost
Psychology and Mental health clinic prominent in
the application of innovative clinical approaches
in the management/treatment of a wide range of
psychological, emotional, and behavioral related
disorders.
Olusola
Amusan
Aderinsola
Fagbure
Ivie Martins
Ogbonmwan
Uwem
Uwemakpan
is a graduate of Electrical Engineering and has
over 18 years experience in Software Design
and Application Development. He is an ICT
Consultant and has been involved in Software,
Mobile and Web Application Development in
various capacities. Bade is actively involved in
the IT world of Open Source. He was the head
of Joomla! User Group, Nigeria and is very active
in the Drupal , Wordpress , PHP & Open Source
Communities.
is a Corporate lawyer with special interest in
corporate governance. She is a Senior Associate
in the Transaction and Business Support Practice
of Esher and Makarios. She is a graduate of
Igbinedion University and has a Master’s Degree
in Corporate Law from University College
London. She is a member of the African Society
of Crowdfunding. Her column “in black and white
“which is published in Thisday Law discusses
innovations in corporate governance and
finance. Derin is passionate about advising small
businesses with a view to ensuring that they
outlive their founders. An active bar member, she
currently serves as the Chairman of the Young
Lawyers’ Forum of the NBA Lagos Branch.
serves as the Lead Consultant at Elite Hunters,
responsible for strategies to attract, develop,
and retain talent for corporate organizations and
SMEs in diverse industries across Nigeria.
In the course of her HR career, she has
successfully managed the overall provision of
Human Resources services, policies, and
programs and has helped various
organizations boost overall performance through
and coherent compensation & benefits, and
employee engagement.
is the Entrepreneurship Programme Manager
of the Tony Elumelu Foundation which uses
$100 million to identify, train, mentor and fund
African Entrepreneurs across Africa. Uwem is
also the Lagos Chapter Director of Silicon Valley
based startup Grind. He drives ‘The Afropreneur
Network’, an initiative dedicated to growing
the African Entrepreneur and also sits on the
Advisory Boards of the South By SouthWest
(SXSW) Accelerator, Injini (Africa’s EdTech
Incubator) and the Lagos Ambassador for
Startup bootcamp.
Francis
Osifo
Oghenetega
Iortim
Modupe
Odele
is the Co-founder and VP of Engineering at
54gene, Francis has over 10 years software
development experience building enterprise
solutions for businesses across Nigeria. He has
also led teams to build solutions for Visa, DFID,
Microsoft, and more.
He managed the implementation of the World
Bank funded Startup SouthWest project across
6 states in Nigeria as well as the implementation
of AFBD/Microsoft Code for Employment
project across Nigeria. He is an alumni of Fate
Foundation and Lagos Business School.
studied Information Communication Technology
and has managed multiple development projects
that process $1 million in annual revenue. He
has also worked on technology development
initiatives across multiple industries including
Power, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Oil and Gas.
He is the Co-founder/CEO at Gricd, a business
that builds last mile smart cold chain solutions
of temperature sensitive commodities.
is an International Attorney and Business Consultant who is
focused on Startup advisory and Impact Investing. She is the
Impact Investing and Social Enterprise Lead of a boutique
United States. She also runs a social enterprise called “Scale
My Hustle” which is focused on providing resources to enable
entrepreneur’s better structure their business. Moe has a
Master’s degree from Columbia University where she graduated
as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, a David Leebron Human Rights
Fellow, a Salzburg Lloyd N. Cutler International Law Fellow
and a recipient of a fellowship from the Columbia Center on
Sustainable Investment.
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